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April, Come She Will
© Steve Cary, May 7, 2025 It’s time to round up some recent New Mexico butterfly reports. Yes, butterflying has been slow this spring, with reports down quite a bit from an average year. You…


New Mexico’s Own Hairstreak Butterfly
The Juniper hairstreak, otherwise known as the Olive hairstreak, (Callophrys gryneus) is a native North American butterfly. This tiny butterfly is easily recognized by its bright green wings with orange and white stripes on the…

Peruvian Butterflies: My October 2024 Snapshot
© Steve Cary, April 2025 Making this a “snapshot” is my way of dealing with the overwhelming diversity of butterfly species one encounters over two weeks and across 10,000 vertical feet in the cloudforest on…